Qualified Opportunity Zones in Washington State

The state of Washington has 139 Qualified Opportunity Zones, including 68 rural Opportunity Zones. These OZ 1.0 zones remain in effect through December 31, 2028. In the second half of 2026, the state of Washington will nominate approximately 99 new Opportunity Zones under the OZ 2.0 framework, with those designations taking effect on January 1, 2027.

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Official State Resources: Washington State Department of Commerce

What Are Opportunity Zones?

Opportunity Zones are economically distressed communities designated at the census tract level. U.S. taxpayers who reinvest eligible capital gains into Qualified Opportunity Funds that invest in Opportunity Zone property may qualify for several federal tax benefits.

Washington State Opportunity Zones Map

The image below shows all of the Opportunity Zones in Washington state. Blue shaded census tracts are non-rural Opportunity Zones. Orange shaded census tracts are rural Opportunity Zones. For a searchable interactive version, go to our Opportunity Zones Map.

Major Washington Cities with Opportunity Zones

Current Opportunity Zones in Washington State (Designated in 2018)

The table below lists all Washington Opportunity Zones by county, as designated under IRS Notice 2018-48. These census tracts were designated in 2018 as part of the OZ 1.0 designation round and correspond to 2010 U.S. Census tract boundaries. Rural determinations were issued in 2025 pursuant to IRS Notice 2025-50. All such OZ 1.0 designations expire after December 31, 2028.

To view these on a map, go to our Opportunity Zones Map.

CountyCensus TractType
Adams53001950200Rural
Asotin53003960300Rural
Benton53005010901Non-Rural
Benton53005011300Non-Rural
Chelan53007961000Rural
Chelan53007961100Rural
Chelan53007961200Rural
Clallam53009000200Rural
Clallam53009000300Rural
Clallam53009000400Rural
Clallam53009000700Rural
Clallam53009000800Rural
Clallam53009000900Rural
Clallam53009001500Rural
Clallam53009002100Rural
Clallam53009002300Rural
Clallam53009940000Rural
Clark53011040507Non-Rural
Clark53011040509Non-Rural
Clark53011041009Non-Rural
Clark53011041600Non-Rural
Clark53011042400Non-Rural
Clark53011042500Non-Rural
Clark53011042600Non-Rural
Columbia53013960200Rural
Cowlitz53015000300Rural
Cowlitz53015001100Rural
Douglas53017950300Rural
Ferry53019940000Rural
Ferry53019970100Rural
Ferry53019970200Rural
Franklin53021020100Non-Rural
Garfield53023970300Rural
Grant53025010800Rural
Grays Harbor53027000200Rural
Grays Harbor53027001000Rural
Grays Harbor53027001500Rural
Island53029970700Rural
Jefferson53031950202Rural
Jefferson53031950400Rural
Jefferson53031950601Rural
Jefferson53031950702Rural
King53033008600Non-Rural
King53033008700Non-Rural
King53033009000Non-Rural
King53033009100Non-Rural
King53033009200Non-Rural
King53033009300Non-Rural
King53033009400Non-Rural
King53033011001Non-Rural
King53033011101Non-Rural
King53033011800Non-Rural
King53033026100Non-Rural
King53033026801Non-Rural
King53033026802Non-Rural
King53033027200Non-Rural
King53033027300Non-Rural
King53033027900Non-Rural
King53033028000Non-Rural
King53033028100Non-Rural
King53033028200Non-Rural
King53033028402Non-Rural
King53033028403Non-Rural
King53033028802Non-Rural
King53033030006Non-Rural
Kitsap53035080500Rural
Kitsap53035092200Rural
Kitsap53035092300Rural
Kittitas53037975500Rural
Kittitas53037975600Rural
Klickitat53039950100Rural
Klickitat53039950200Rural
Lewis53041971000Rural
Lewis53041971100Rural
Lincoln53043960400Rural
Mason53045960600Rural
Mason53045961300Rural
Okanogan53047940100Rural
Okanogan53047940200Rural
Okanogan53047970400Rural
Okanogan53047970800Rural
Pacific53049950200Rural
Pacific53049950300Rural
Pacific53049950800Rural
Pend Oreille53051970200Rural
Pend Oreille53051970500Rural
Pierce53053061400Non-Rural
Pierce53053061601Non-Rural
Pierce53053061602Non-Rural
Pierce53053062400Non-Rural
Pierce53053062600Non-Rural
Pierce53053071408Non-Rural
Pierce53053071409Non-Rural
Pierce53053071503Non-Rural
Pierce53053071805Non-Rural
Pierce53053071806Non-Rural
Pierce53053072000Non-Rural
Pierce53053940007Non-Rural
Skagit53057940500Rural
Skagit53057951500Rural
Skagit53057952200Rural
Skagit53057952401Rural
Skagit53057952500Rural
Skamania53059950300Rural
Skamania53059950400Rural
Skamania53059950500Rural
Snohomish53061040200Non-Rural
Snohomish53061040700Non-Rural
Snohomish53061041901Non-Rural
Snohomish53061051400Non-Rural
Snohomish53061052803Non-Rural
Snohomish53061053509Non-Rural
Snohomish53061053700Rural
Spokane53063000200Non-Rural
Spokane53063001600Non-Rural
Spokane53063002300Non-Rural
Spokane53063002400Non-Rural
Spokane53063003100Non-Rural
Spokane53063003200Non-Rural
Spokane53063003500Non-Rural
Spokane53063004000Non-Rural
Spokane53063010401Non-Rural
Spokane53063014400Non-Rural
Spokane53063014500Non-Rural
Stevens53065941000Rural
Stevens53065950800Rural
Thurston53067010100Non-Rural
Thurston53067011200Non-Rural
Thurston53067012320Non-Rural
Thurston53067012720Rural
Walla Walla53071920300Rural
Walla Walla53071920500Rural
Whatcom53073000600Non-Rural
Whatcom53073001000Non-Rural
Whatcom53073940000Rural
Yakima53077000100Non-Rural
Yakima53077000200Non-Rural
Yakima53077001300Non-Rural
Yakima53077001501Non-Rural

Washington State Census Tracts Eligible For Future OZ 2.0 Designation

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Census Bureau published its five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for the 2020–2024 period, providing the income and poverty data that define which census tracts are eligible for Opportunity Zone designation in 2026.

According to OpportunityZones.com analysis of this data, the state of Washington has 394 census tracts that meet the median family income and/or poverty rate requirements for OZ 2.0 tract eligibility. Per the 25% statutory cap, Washington will be able to nominate 99 of their 394 eligible tracts as Opportunity Zones.

The nomination window for each state opens on July 1, 2026 and runs for a period of up to 120 days. Upon receiving each state’s nominations, the U.S. Department of the Treasury then has up to 60 days to officially designate the state’s nominated census tracts as Opportunity Zones. The new OZ 2.0 tracts will take effect on January 1, 2027.

Note: The table below lists all OZ 2.0 eligible tracts in the state of Washington. This is not the final list of designated tracts. The final list will be published here in late 2026. These census tracts correspond to the tract boundaries of the 2020 U.S. Census.

To view these OZ 2.0 eligible tracts on a map, go to our OZ 2.0 Eligibility Map.

CountyCensus TractMFI RatioPoverty
Adams5300195010069.37%11.71%
Adams5300195030149.04%6.64%
Adams5300195030247.67%30.63%
Adams5300195030354.93%13.21%
Adams5300195050056.20%29.24%
Asotin5300396050085.91%21.02%
Asotin5300396060078.06%21.14%
Benton5300501020469.51%17.21%
Benton5300501070387.81%21.69%
Benton5300501090279.35%26.57%
Benton5300501100260.05%13.17%
Benton5300501120148.86%19.86%
Benton5300501120238.62%34.44%
Benton53005011505101.28%20.29%
Benton5300501170168.47%21.12%
Chelan5300796020394.15%20.77%
Chelan5300796080375.06%20.25%
Clallam5300900070059.61%5.45%
Clallam5300900080067.05%13.10%
Clallam5300900090058.02%15.62%
Clallam5300900100068.07%18.74%
Clallam5300900180067.45%15.47%
Clallam5300900230269.92%17.15%
Clallam5300900240056.01%13.84%
Clallam5300994000058.60%18.54%
Clark5301104050767.91%22.96%
Clark5301104050971.32%23.28%
Clark5301104100551.16%24.29%
Clark5301104111148.73%17.07%
Clark5301104111268.88%3.85%
Clark5301104111352.83%15.24%
Clark5301104120760.55%5.89%
Clark5301104131390.64%20.79%
Clark5301104132269.77%7.02%
Clark5301104133154.98%14.62%
Clark5301104160044.66%25.50%
Clark5301104170066.81%16.01%
Clark5301104180057.55%9.69%
Clark5301104260256.54%16.11%
Clark5301104270051.75%23.33%
Cowlitz5301500050262.03%16.47%
Cowlitz5301500060162.89%28.47%
Cowlitz5301500100057.92%8.88%
Cowlitz53015001501111.61%26.34%
Cowlitz5301500210048.09%28.66%
Cowlitz5301598000044.65%35.57%
Douglas5301795010263.96%13.24%
Ferry5301994000061.95%22.61%
Ferry5301997010060.39%10.73%
Ferry5301997020066.64%10.86%
Franklin5302102010260.37%28.64%
Franklin5302102010368.71%12.26%
Franklin5302102020160.03%13.46%
Franklin5302102020246.18%22.38%
Franklin5302102030069.25%26.39%
Franklin5302102040143.67%38.89%
Franklin5302102040265.38%14.23%
Franklin5302102040361.20%23.13%
Franklin5302102040467.32%29.44%
Franklin5302102060369.04%12.53%
Franklin5302102080164.93%12.61%
Grant5302501010069.18%12.84%
Grant5302501040259.62%19.85%
Grant5302501070068.55%6.60%
Grant5302501080049.96%26.12%
Grant5302501090343.11%16.83%
Grant5302501110255.18%31.02%
Grant5302501130061.83%14.96%
Grant5302501140164.51%12.39%
Grant5302501140343.09%30.21%
Grant5302501140464.55%31.33%
Grant5302501140551.41%28.92%
Grays Harbor5302700020160.27%12.30%
Grays Harbor5302700030065.93%19.60%
Grays Harbor5302700050152.37%24.11%
Grays Harbor5302700090056.14%13.77%
Grays Harbor5302700100044.13%30.34%
Grays Harbor5302700110064.00%8.05%
Grays Harbor5302700120039.86%38.59%
Grays Harbor5302700130067.65%14.57%
Grays Harbor5302700150052.16%22.11%
Grays Harbor5302794000052.09%28.55%
Island5302997020052.23%12.88%
Island5302997070061.61%10.33%
Island5302997090060.87%4.30%
Jefferson5303195020261.72%11.50%
Jefferson5303195060344.19%17.49%
Jefferson5303195070262.34%20.26%
King5303300010165.72%8.28%
King5303300040357.36%17.20%
King5303300040446.76%20.63%
King5303300120155.41%24.62%
King5303300430261.40%39.88%
King5303300440247.82%33.72%
King5303300520229.79%
King5303300530343.05%
King5303300530447.24%
King530330053051.78%60.69%
King5303300530678.74%45.64%
King5303300530751.83%
King5303300850041.32%
King53033008600109.97%20.26%
King5303300890062.40%17.10%
King5303300900068.46%17.89%
King5303300910053.55%29.45%
King5303300920042.17%
King5303301010188.17%27.74%
King5303301100164.50%27.30%
King5303301100264.52%22.59%
King5303301120062.90%10.78%
King5303301140167.57%12.06%
King5303301170067.41%11.70%
King5303301180267.41%30.23%
King5303302360389.24%20.14%
King5303302530258.04%12.22%
King5303302540164.08%9.02%
King5303302540260.20%10.99%
King5303302550067.80%15.15%
King5303302570369.08%13.36%
King5303302580362.75%9.02%
King5303302600355.23%24.36%
King5303302610266.07%23.72%
King5303302620058.57%9.40%
King5303302630067.63%3.49%
King5303302640056.23%27.52%
King5303302650059.39%15.71%
King5303302670067.46%16.23%
King5303302680164.79%16.69%
King5303302710047.51%25.11%
King5303302720065.19%12.86%
King5303302750065.51%13.44%
King5303302760068.68%12.39%
King5303302790242.20%23.69%
King5303302800058.95%16.65%
King5303302810067.60%7.26%
King5303302820048.79%12.05%
King5303302840260.96%6.63%
King5303302840366.64%11.90%
King5303302880239.93%14.68%
King5303302890246.09%23.42%
King5303302900439.53%43.79%
King5303302920359.74%19.68%
King5303302920656.72%17.41%
King5303302920848.99%9.72%
King5303302940750.48%16.77%
King5303302940861.84%12.82%
King5303302950467.39%3.83%
King5303302950548.67%14.79%
King5303302950649.29%11.95%
King5303302960462.12%9.76%
King5303302970169.52%11.49%
King5303302980564.51%12.07%
King5303303000642.13%25.27%
King5303303000731.66%32.07%
King5303303000864.55%16.45%
King5303303020350.10%21.54%
King5303303020470.66%20.18%
King5303303030864.83%14.30%
King5303303031349.04%20.21%
King5303303031454.93%13.07%
King5303303050131.95%18.31%
King5303303050459.10%12.61%
King5303303070053.60%9.27%
King5303303080151.59%7.36%
King5303303080263.64%22.11%
King5303303090158.33%12.41%
King5303303110159.12%10.87%
King5303303120782.60%24.73%
Kitsap5303508010181.77%23.92%
Kitsap5303508010267.60%12.17%
Kitsap5303508020062.43%11.63%
Kitsap5303508030067.16%13.38%
Kitsap5303508080068.70%14.03%
Kitsap5303508100066.49%25.40%
Kitsap5303509030067.75%5.39%
Kitsap5303509230059.85%11.50%
Kitsap5303509280167.21%15.18%
Kittitas5303797510238.49%7.69%
Kittitas5303797510363.41%9.70%
Kittitas5303797540269.31%11.50%
Kittitas53037975403103.80%28.77%
Kittitas5303797540495.98%35.39%
Kittitas5303797560063.23%25.32%
Klickitat5303995010268.97%17.00%
Klickitat5303995010350.21%17.97%
Klickitat5303995020063.68%13.04%
Lewis5304197030054.26%26.07%
Lewis5304197070067.30%11.13%
Lewis5304197090068.02%12.99%
Lewis5304197100067.81%19.54%
Lewis5304197120069.34%16.71%
Lewis5304197150168.51%12.40%
Lewis5304197190066.67%12.62%
Lewis5304197200068.80%10.92%
Lincoln5304396040062.52%13.24%
Mason5304594000056.97%21.22%
Mason5304596010059.15%9.34%
Mason5304596020173.62%21.28%
Mason5304596030176.94%20.98%
Mason5304596080058.06%29.25%
Mason5304596090059.50%12.81%
Mason5304596110270.68%21.80%
Okanogan5304794010059.38%17.78%
Okanogan5304794020061.22%29.22%
Okanogan5304797030156.59%27.81%
Okanogan5304797030239.43%41.20%
Okanogan5304797030347.11%20.94%
Okanogan5304797040067.44%19.27%
Okanogan5304797050065.71%18.59%
Okanogan5304797060159.46%31.67%
Okanogan5304797070065.36%11.80%
Okanogan5304797080057.98%22.50%
Pacific5304995020062.91%10.56%
Pacific5304995030165.11%15.43%
Pacific5304995030264.20%20.09%
Pacific5304995050160.89%12.19%
Pacific5304995070159.46%12.93%
Pacific5304995080269.04%12.16%
Pend Oreille5305197010060.55%7.06%
Pend Oreille5305197030056.33%21.72%
Pend Oreille5305197040064.41%11.12%
Pierce5305306100240.58%16.39%
Pierce5305306120067.52%8.53%
Pierce5305306130054.74%18.36%
Pierce5305306140034.84%43.11%
Pierce5305306150150.54%17.91%
Pierce5305306160143.99%38.35%
Pierce5305306160284.26%25.29%
Pierce5305306170068.61%8.26%
Pierce5305306190067.80%9.15%
Pierce5305306230065.46%10.63%
Pierce5305306250168.84%8.20%
Pierce5305306250255.43%10.22%
Pierce5305306260025.83%27.58%
Pierce5305306280162.98%15.05%
Pierce5305306280260.86%12.22%
Pierce5305306290155.46%19.82%
Pierce5305306290260.13%11.03%
Pierce5305306320065.02%13.77%
Pierce5305306330155.02%8.82%
Pierce5305306330266.75%21.37%
Pierce5305306340165.53%7.76%
Pierce5305306340248.77%13.69%
Pierce5305306350158.59%11.97%
Pierce5305306350267.14%13.46%
Pierce5305307130564.55%13.89%
Pierce5305307140869.97%10.26%
Pierce5305307140960.29%11.83%
Pierce5305307141654.96%17.20%
Pierce5305307150458.54%13.71%
Pierce5305307160167.33%9.23%
Pierce5305307160360.57%14.33%
Pierce5305307160454.23%13.23%
Pierce5305307170340.38%23.57%
Pierce5305307170444.91%24.42%
Pierce5305307170553.38%10.51%
Pierce5305307170636.47%16.37%
Pierce5305307170763.39%20.57%
Pierce5305307180564.00%17.74%
Pierce5305307180633.34%20.89%
Pierce5305307180747.70%24.08%
Pierce5305307180833.68%29.42%
Pierce5305307190157.76%8.61%
Pierce5305307200047.16%15.72%
Pierce5305307210643.95%12.19%
Pierce5305307231266.40%9.18%
Pierce5305307260375.79%21.22%
Pierce5305307290140.06%14.44%
Pierce5305307290350.62%12.50%
Pierce5305307290745.08%11.76%
Pierce5305307290839.91%14.19%
Pierce5305307290930.86%
Pierce5305307311467.03%11.71%
Pierce5305307340566.24%11.66%
Pierce5305307340765.90%4.98%
Pierce5305394000261.52%18.97%
Pierce5305394000637.69%32.86%
Pierce5305394000760.22%8.90%
Skagit5305795110164.36%13.94%
Skagit5305795150169.74%19.44%
Skagit5305795230159.77%24.58%
Skagit5305795230381.04%26.18%
Skagit5305795240457.39%15.91%
Skagit5305795250082.53%20.41%
Snohomish5306104020056.41%23.56%
Snohomish5306104030066.82%11.97%
Snohomish5306104070064.51%26.39%
Snohomish5306104180845.80%12.87%
Snohomish5306104180952.52%16.24%
Snohomish5306104181057.35%22.78%
Snohomish5306104181365.86%6.77%
Snohomish5306104181451.38%26.80%
Snohomish5306104190443.96%13.68%
Snohomish5306104190549.51%15.18%
Snohomish5306104190658.16%11.96%
Snohomish5306104190753.92%14.26%
Snohomish5306105140153.67%10.57%
Snohomish5306105140260.70%15.52%
Snohomish5306105150059.60%14.66%
Snohomish5306105170173.43%22.81%
Snohomish5306105193669.68%7.54%
Snohomish5306105220866.02%14.22%
Snohomish5306105221153.28%10.07%
Snohomish5306105240268.87%5.05%
Snohomish5306105280768.98%5.99%
Snohomish5306105280969.43%3.38%
Snohomish5306105290344.78%17.46%
Snohomish5306105290551.42%9.03%
Snohomish5306105310263.25%7.11%
Snohomish5306105350965.54%27.33%
Snohomish5306105351152.55%5.69%
Spokane5306300020164.66%14.64%
Spokane5306300020253.42%29.35%
Spokane5306300030159.84%10.03%
Spokane5306300030288.71%23.30%
Spokane5306300040069.13%5.83%
Spokane5306300050063.08%9.30%
Spokane5306300140065.49%15.59%
Spokane5306300160075.37%25.48%
Spokane5306300180062.81%27.30%
Spokane5306300200066.14%24.37%
Spokane5306300240054.33%41.55%
Spokane5306300250149.35%48.38%
Spokane5306300250287.65%32.96%
Spokane5306300250354.33%
Spokane5306300300082.22%28.16%
Spokane53063003200107.36%23.41%
Spokane5306300350052.92%49.32%
Spokane5306300360164.05%22.52%
Spokane5306300360259.71%27.48%
Spokane5306300400272.02%24.92%
Spokane5306301040165.36%22.18%
Spokane5306301110470.16%29.66%
Spokane5306301120367.07%22.52%
Spokane5306301170284.65%20.66%
Spokane5306301190066.31%17.50%
Spokane5306301200058.80%17.92%
Spokane5306301230050.10%25.05%
Spokane5306301300262.06%13.93%
Spokane53063014001103.72%36.26%
Spokane5306301400286.70%26.89%
Spokane5306301450041.30%35.42%
Stevens5306594100066.36%23.41%
Stevens5306595030081.01%23.31%
Stevens5306595070074.06%20.33%
Stevens5306595090065.96%14.12%
Stevens5306595130262.96%10.54%
Thurston5306701051053.03%21.07%
Thurston5306701052040.39%31.18%
Thurston5306701080153.18%12.61%
Thurston5306701080268.24%6.95%
Thurston5306701120065.38%26.41%
Thurston53067011625100.16%23.15%
Thurston5306701222357.23%28.85%
Wahkiakum5306995010063.25%17.82%
Walla Walla5307192050080.95%20.44%
Walla Walla5307192070180.41%22.51%
Whatcom5307300020166.87%25.93%
Whatcom5307300020259.31%21.68%
Whatcom5307300030167.06%17.42%
Whatcom5307300030260.45%24.64%
Whatcom5307300060050.94%31.92%
Whatcom5307300070067.81%17.29%
Whatcom5307300090357.79%13.48%
Whatcom5307300100095.53%48.59%
Whatcom53073001203108.72%36.07%
Whatcom5307300120457.48%32.85%
Whatcom5307301010268.80%13.26%
Whatcom5307394000267.42%14.96%
Whitman5307500010043.40%47.35%
Whitman53075000400110.42%20.93%
Whitman5307500050031.76%60.04%
Whitman5307500060157.80%
Whitman5307500060252.27%
Whitman5307500090060.98%14.29%
Yakima5307700010064.25%32.89%
Yakima5307700020062.21%37.29%
Yakima5307700060053.55%37.67%
Yakima5307700150262.06%19.14%
Yakima5307700150361.49%19.29%
Yakima5307700150453.21%34.80%
Yakima5307700190184.50%26.45%
Yakima5307700190268.56%13.83%
Yakima5307700200364.70%10.69%
Yakima5307700200490.04%32.04%
Yakima5307700200569.76%14.54%
Yakima5307700210357.36%36.32%
Yakima5307700270187.98%26.04%
Yakima53077002900104.81%21.14%
Yakima5307794000272.25%22.66%
Yakima53077940003110.36%22.38%
Yakima5307794000683.54%20.88%
Yakima5307794000764.74%21.35%
Yakima5307794000879.03%26.25%

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